protofascist
See also: proto-fascist
English
Alternative forms
- proto-fascist
Etymology
proto- + fascist
Adjective
protofascist (not comparable)
- (politics) Showing the beginnings of fascism.
- 1991 August 9, Jack Helbig, “Marie and Bruce”, in Chicago Reader:
- Even Lemon, for all her protofascist beliefs, wins our sympathy.
- 2008, April 7, “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 18 March 2009, retrieved 3 September 2009:
- When Newt Gingrich and his protofascist comrades took over Congress in 1994, they sneeringly boasted that they intended to take the federal government back to the 1920s.
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Noun
protofascist (plural protofascists)
- An individual whose opinions or policies show the beginnings of fascism.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- proto-fascist
Etymology
From proto- + fascist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈproː.toːˌfɑ.sɪst/, /ˈproː.toːˌfɑ.ʃɪst/
- Hyphenation: pro‧to‧fas‧cist
Noun
protofascist m (plural protofascisten, diminutive protofascistje n, feminine protofasciste)
- protofascist